Saturday, July 21, 2012

New 7" from Brooklyn's She Keeps Bees

Featured way back on Popakazooza Volume 1, She Keeps Bees is another of my favorite two piece guy/girl Brooklyn beat generators. She Keeps Bees has been steadily gaining steam since Singer-guitarist Jessica Larrabee’s self-released her chilling solo album Minisink Hotel back in 2006, with drummer Andy LaPlant they have been recording their music at home and self releasing soulful gritty rockin’ blues at a pace of one amazing release a year, after year. Their newest is a 7” collaboration featuring cellist Gaspar Claus on both songs and Stephane Milochevitch & Emma Broughton adding harmonies on Blue Moon, recorded in Paris, where they set up a makeshift studio in a small restaurant, late on Halloween night.

The low growl you hear throughout the song isn't electric guitar. It's actually a processed cello, played by the experimental artist Gaspar Claus. "Gaspar added the spectral cello part that swells in and out during the entire track," says Jessica Larrabee. "[He also played] the more conventional arpeggiated line at the end. It was such a pleasure working with him. He is an amazing musician and hilarious person."

&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://shekeepsbees.com/album/skb-007-7-record"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;SKB-007 7&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; Record by She Keeps Bees&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;

You can download 'See Me' from 2011's 'Dig On' LP free from their Soundcloud page:

For your listening pleasure here are all their releases in on handy spot, Listen, Like, Buy

&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://shekeepsbees.com/album/dig-on"&amp;amp;gt;Dig On by She Keeps Bees&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
Dig On was recorded by Andy and Jess during November, 2010 in a log home in New York's Catskill Mountains. Mastered by Joe Lambert. Artwork by Jessica Larrabee.
&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://shekeepsbees.com/album/skb-005-7-record"&amp;amp;gt;SKB-005 7&amp;amp;amp;quot; Record by She Keeps Bees&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
recorded at home. mastered at gradwell house studios. pressed down south. label design by rachel sten (www.littledovesdesign.com)
&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://shekeepsbees.com/album/nests"&amp;amp;gt;Nests by She Keeps Bees&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
recorded at home. mastered by gradwell house studios and keith reynaud.
released 08 August 2008
&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://shekeepsbees.com/album/shhhh-ep"&amp;amp;gt;Shhhh EP by She Keeps Bees&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
recorded and mastered at gradwell house studios. only available digitally.
released 09 September 2007
&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://shekeepsbees.com/album/minisink-hotel"&amp;amp;gt;Minisink Hotel by She Keeps Bees&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
recorded at home. newly re-mastered by keith reynaud. no longer available on compact disc.
released 01 June 2006